Severe weather is always expected, no matter the season. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer storm spotters are in the field, trained by National Weather Service meteorologists to assist in hazardous weather monitoring. (Photo: SkyWarn workshop in Ozark, Franklin County)
Ozarks At Large
Severe weather is always expected, no matter the season. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer storm spotters are in the field, trained by National Weather Service meteorologists to assist in hazardous weather monitoring. (Photo: SkyWarn workshop in Ozark, Franklin County)
February numbers show that dollar amounts paid to crime victims in one county add up to nearly 25% of the total paid out in the state. We speak with the director of the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board.Since the year 2000, the Annie E Casey Foundation has been publishing reports regarding the well-being of our nation’s children through its “KIDS COUNT” reports. The 2013 edition was released earlier this week. But what does the new report say about the well-being of children in Arkansas?
On this edition of Ozarks, a look at what's next for the ruptured Pegasus pipeline. Plus, we pay a visit to the new Walmart to Go store in Bentonville.
The third Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week includes chefs swapping kitchens and bartenders inventing drinks.
The 2nd annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the HPER on the UA Fayetteville campus.
The world’s largest retailer is testing a new convenient store format near the home office. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the company aims to corner a burgeoning quick check market, offering fresher faster, but at supply chain prices. 
We speak with a visitor communications specialist with the caverns to find out what precautions are being undertaken to insure the safety of the caves bats, other caves, and visitors. 
Roby Brock talks to the vice president for pipeline operations for Exxon Mobil Corp. about what's next for the Pegasus pipeline.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a local tech company receives a multi-million dollar contract from the Air Force and the Jones Center receives a $1 million pledge.
Chase Stoudenmire, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas and a former Fulbright Scholar to the Republic of Georgia, visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance Studio with Professor Kate Mamiseishvili, who encouraged him to go to Georgia, to talk about his experiences.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Trike Theatre will host a number of interesting camps this summer including a Super Secret Spy Ninja camp. Managing Director Sarah Leer has the details.
Eric Specking from the University Of Arkansas College Of Engineering tells us about the Explore Engineering summer program that hopes to promote high school students’ interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss and Kyle Kellams talk to Dr. Lorenzo Sadun, a math professor from the University of Texas at Austin, about “how the world fits together.” Sadun will visit the University of Arkansas to deliver a public lecture this Thursday at 7 p.m.
Earlier this week, a ceremony was held in Little Rock to mark former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s memorial at the State Capitol after the passing of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The ceremony is part of a series of commemorative events marking Winthrop Rockefeller’s 100th birth anniversary this year.
Beth McEvoy from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock, reports.
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